Internet Security News

Many websites keep stock of users' activities using cookiesa bunch of text files saved on the computer

The astronomical rise in cryptocurrency values last year triggered a cryptojacking rush with cyber criminals attempting to cash in on a volatile market, says a report by Symantec

Google gathers data about Android users and the services they use, but there are options that restrict what data is shared from the phone, at least to a certain extent

The NSA's hacking tool exploiting a flaw in Microsoft's Windows software ended up in the hands of a mysterious group called the Shadow Brokers, which then published them online

According to the survey, 80% of very large enterprises, large enterprises (83%) and medium enterprises (82%) are likely to invest in private cloud

EU privacy chiefs told Facebook it had 'serious concerns' about the sharing of WhatsApp users' data for purposes that were not included in the terms when users signed up

A US federal jury asks Apple to pay more than $302 million in damages for using VirnetX's patented internet security technology without permission

Retail and travel websites face the maximum attacks, while a majority of the attacks on the unencrypted data channels

More than 430 million new unique pieces of malware were discovered in 2015, a 36% increase over 2014, says a report by Symantec Corporation

Symantec Corp's report says India ranks third globally and second in Asia-Pacific as a source of overall malicious activity